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American International Group reportedly dismissed Goldman Sachs as the Wall Street firm's legal troubles continue to mount. AIG had planned to use Goldman to help with its reorganization but has decided to replace it as its main corporate adviser after SEC fraud charges, a criminal investigation and civil lawsuits. Citigroup and Bank of America are set to take on the role being left vacant by Goldman's dismissal.

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Dismissing biotechnology would negatively affect Ireland's economy and hurt its reputation for research, said Jack Bobo, a senior adviser on biotechnology for the U.S. State Department. If Ireland won't adopt biotechnology, it will pay much more for nonbiotech animal feeds and this will increase costs throughout the economy, Bobo said in a talk at University College Dublin.

The mounting budget deficit has weakened congressional support for another federal economic-stimulus package, according to an adviser to President Barack Obama. It's more likely that economic stimulus will come in the form of programs to increase exports and tax credits to small businesses, said David Axelrod, Obama's chief political adviser.

The mounting budget deficit has weakened congressional support for another federal economic-stimulus package, according to an adviser to President Barack Obama. It's more likely that economic stimulus will come in the form of programs to increase exports and tax credits to small businesses, said David Axelrod, Obama's chief political adviser.

The mounting budget deficit has weakened congressional support for another federal economic-stimulus package, according to an adviser to President Barack Obama. It's more likely that economic stimulus will come in the form of programs to increase exports and tax credits to small businesses, said David Axelrod, Obama's chief political adviser.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has drafted a provision that would require JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and other lenders that dominate the derivatives market to wall off their swaps-trading business from their commercial lending operations.